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There’s a fascist in disguise And another on the loose One controls the media The other calls it ‘fake news’ One charms audiences With his smart word play The other tweets too often And leaves them in dismay One’s been idolized By a desperate nation The other symbolizes A political frustration Differences seem stark And… Continue reading Our Leaders

Pervasiveness of the internet and the ensuing breakthroughs in mobile technology and social media has flattened the world. A global economy where developed countries have to adjust to the new realities of emerging super powers has been a difficult transition. Ethnic conflicts, border disputes and wars in the last three decades have been crippling all… Continue reading The Pendulum Has Swung To The “Right”…

Engulfed in controversy of communal flare Infamously judged but continued to dare Amid hearings, inquiries and probes he survived Won re-election by a burly campaign so contrived Witnesses disappeared so did all paper trail As he rose to ascent indifferent to all assail The court of the land absolved him of all crime Clearing his… Continue reading “A Mahatma” In A Hurry

Are we confusing being “on the right” with “being right” and being “on the left” with “being wrong”? I understand the practicality involved with “building a nation”, but does it have to come at the expense of humanity? Have we become so desperate that we have stopped dreaming and are just “doing”? Have we become… Continue reading Right or Left (Wrong!), I Don’t Know

Happy Diwali and Saal Mubarak to all friends and family! After deliberation with some friends, I have chosen to put out a (long) piece that expresses my thoughts and point of view on a sensitive subject. Please respect my opinion (as ill-informed as it may be). I know this could evoke responses and commentary; I… Continue reading Mr. Modi – Saal Mubarak